If you have wanted to try Jackson’s Artists’ Acrylic Colour but weren’t sure if you would like it – why not give it a try with a 50p 10ml Ultramarine Blue sample tube! (one of my favourite acrylic colours.) Add one to your order of other art supplies to avoid postage. At this great price please limit it to one per customer please.
Jackson's Artists Acrylic sample tube
We have just received the new Montana acrylic marker pens. They are acrylic paint in a felt tip pen. The pen has a sturdy hard felt tip that comes in 5 widths – from fine to a super-wide 50mm.
Montana marker pens
Sophia has used them to do some work on paper and she reports the following:
•strong, good coverage
•no streaky lines
•dries super fast
•layers really well
•similar to Posca pens
•better selection of tip sizes and shapes
•available empty and with refills
•you can see how much you have used up
She will try them on canvas at the weekend and I will update you.
Click on the link above or the image to go to the pens on the Jackson’s website.
Montana acrylic marker pen - 30mm
The new Montana ACRYLIC Marker range is available as 15mm standard, 30mm and 50mm broad tip as well as a 2mm fine and 0.7mm extra fine marker that are ideal for all your fine detailed work. Markers are refillable and offer replacable tips. Each marker is filled with a high quality water-based UV-resistant paint and is available in 24 vibrant colours that match to corresponding colours in the Montana GOLD spray paint series when sealed with varnish. The optimum flow control pump-valve system allows accurate handling and application. Quick drying. For interior & exterior use.
Popular artist Tim Fisher has a new book just available today:
How to Paint: Flowers in Acrylics.
Click on the link above to go to the item on the Jackson’s website.
The book is discounted off the cover price at Jackson’s and as always all books come with a free sable brush.
How To Paint Flowers in Acrylics by Tim Fisher
Postage on orders shipped standard to mainland UK addresses is free for orders of £39.
The book includes illustrated sections on the benefits of the materials you will use, and demonstrates the various techniques that help make the most of your paints. Colour and paint theory is also covered, and Tim Fisher’s friendly explanations make this vital aspect of producing successful paintings simple. The three step-by-step demonstrations showcase the richness and versatility of the acrylic medium and how flowers can be portrayed in very distinct styles. This book contains everything you need to learn to paint flowers; ranging from sun-drenched poppy fields to abstract compositions, taking in still life and garden-style painting along the way. Tim’s style of painting uses acrylics in an impasto manner as you might use oils.
Ready To Paint Books buy 2 get 1 free using the voucher code below.
The Ready to Paint book series is designed for those who want to learn to paint but cannot rely on their drawing skills. Re-usable A3 (42 x 29.5cm; 16½ x 11¾in) outlines of paintings are provided to pull out from the centre of the book. Clear instructions and step-by-step photographs show how to transfer the outlines onto paper and then how to create beautiful watercolour, acrylic or oil paintings, although the tracings could of course be used as the starting point for painting in any media.
Use this voucher code: READY at the checkout to get the special offer. Offer valid until January 12th.
Click here to go to the Ready to Paint books on the Jackson’s website.
This book series has been very popular- it shows just how many people want to get right to the fun part and enjoy the pleasure of the paint while skipping past the drawing step which for many people is the frustrating bit. This new concept bridges the gap between painting by numbers and conventional art instruction books.
Ready to Paint Books
Presented by well known art teachers the selection is growing fast and more titles are scheduled. At Jackson’s we stock all 31 titles in the series so far.
Click on the links above to go to the items on the Jackson’s website.
As always all books from Jackson’s come with a free sable brush.
Postage on orders shipped standard to mainland UK addresses is free for orders of £39.
Jackson’s Black Hog brushes are our most popular oil and acrylic brushes and a favourite of mine. Our Black Hog brushes are similar to Black Sable but with slightly stiffer hair and considerably less expensive. These natural hair brushes have the softness, touch, spring and control that you would expect of any top quality brush. Interlocked hair, and beautiful copper ferrule and matt black handle. Available in round, flat and filbert in sizes 2 to 12.
On offer at 20% off our regular low prices until January 12th.
20% off Jackson's Black Hog Brushes
Click on the link above to go to the offer on the Jackson’s website.
Reminder:
These great offers end on Nov. 30th.
All Liquitex products are 20% off the regular discounted price
Jackson’s Procryl Brushes are 25% off the regular low price.
40% off the regular low price on Jackson’s Academy Easels Offer
There are 3 styles of field easels, 3 styles of table easel and a studio A-frame easel still available.
Click on the links above to go to the offers.
The Acrylic Painter’s Book of Styles and Techniques
edited by Rachel Wolf
This book is staff recommended; it has something for everyone.
The Acrylic Painters Book of Styles and Techniques
The chapter called: “Ultra-realism: Acrylic as Transparent Watercolor” features the artist Barbara K. Buer. In her artist’s statement she says: “I believe it is my dedication to the study of light and its effects, a discriminating sense of composition, design and a contemporary viewpoint, that have formed my artistic signature.”
Two White Peonies by Barbara K. Buer
Liquitex
All Liquitex products are 20% off the regular discounted price
until November 30th at Jackson’s Art Supplies!
Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylic
Liquitex Professional Heavy Body Acrylic Colour:
A professional level paint these heavy body colours are thick and rich, come in 100 colours and dry to a satin sheen.
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Liquitex Acrylic Mediums
Liquitex Acrylic Mediums:
We stock a selection of the fine Liquitex acrylic mediums including clear gesso, varnishes, painting mediums and gels, and more.
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Liquitex Ink
Liquitex Freestyle Giant brush
Liquitex Freestyle Artists Brushes in two ranges:
Liquitex Freestyle professional brushes are designed by artists for artists to help you to take your creativity to the next level. If you work really large their innovative range of large brushes in unique shapes and sizes is designed to facilitate your creative expression on a grand scale. If you are working on a smaller scale or adding fine detail to your larger work their traditional size brushes are up to the task. All are made of the highest quality materials which makes them ideal for all acrylic applications.
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Click on the links above to go to the offers on the Jackson’s Art Supplies website.
Art Tips
Some recent tips we have shared on our Facebook Page:
Tip for sketchbooks: if outdoors use an elastic band, paperclip or similar to stop pages flapping in the breeze.
To get straight lines in paint try brushruling. Steady a ruler with one long side on the surface and one tilted up in the air with your fingers curled under it. Run your paintbrush ferrule along the edge.
Shadows do not have to be plain grey. Try chromatic greys in complimentary colours to the object. A lemon could have a violet-grey shadow.
If you find your work too fiddly and tight then as you progress through the painting from large brushes to smaller brushes, try staying with the large brushes for longer and only using the smallest brushes at the very last.
Acrylic Painting Step by Step By David Hyde, Wendy Jelbert, Carole Massey
This title comprises material from the books: “Painting with Acrylics”, “Landscapes in Acrylics”, “Creative Acrylic Techniques”, and “Flowers in Acrylics”.
A good book for for all acrylic enthusiasts from complete beginners in acrylics to more experienced artists. Its full of advice on materials techniques and helpful tips from experts of the medium. There are general chapters and then 10 easy to follow step-by-step demonstrations.
As always you will receive a free sable brush with each book from Jackson’s.
Acrylic Painting Step by Step
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